Pulsed Vector Atomic Magnetometer Using an Alternating Fast-Rotating Field

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2304.00214v3
• Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:15:47 GMT
• Title: Pulsed Vector Atomic Magnetometer Using an Alternating Fast-Rotating Field
• Authors: Tao Wang, Wonjae Lee, Mark Limes, Tom Kornack, Elizabeth Foley, Michael Romalis,
• Abstract summary: We present a vector atomic magnetometer based on applying a fast-rotating magnetic field to a pulsed $87$Rb scalar atomic magnetometer. This method enables simultaneous measurements of the total magnetic field and two polar angles relative to the plane of magnetic field rotation.
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• Abstract: We present a vector atomic magnetometer based on applying a fast-rotating magnetic field to a pulsed $^{87}$Rb scalar atomic magnetometer. This method enables simultaneous measurements of the total magnetic field and two polar angles relative to the plane of magnetic field rotation. Using two channels in a gradiometer mode, it provides simultaneous measurements of the total field gradient with a sensitivity of 35 $\mathrm{fT/\sqrt{Hz}}$ (0.7 part per billion), as well as two polar angles with resolutions of 6 $\mathrm{nrad/\sqrt{Hz}}$ at 50 $\mu$T Earth field strength. The noise spectrums of these measurements are flat down to 1 Hz and 0.1 Hz, respectively. Crucially, this approach avoids several metrological difficulties associated with vector magnetometers and gradiometers. We detail the fundamental, systematic, and practical limits of such vector magnetometers. Notably, we provide a comprehensive study of the systematic effects of vector atomic magnetometers. We introduce a new concept of dynamic heading error and investigate several other systematic effects. A unique peak-altering fast rotating field modulation is proposed to cancel out these systematics. Additionally, we derive fundamental limits on the sensitivity of such sensors and demonstrate that the vector sensitivity of the sensor can approach its scalar sensitivity while retaining the accuracy and metrological advantages of scalar sensors. This high-dynamic-range vector magnetometer, with ultrahigh resolution and inherent calibration, is suitable for a wide array of applications.

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